Visit with the Commissioner for Integration and Migration Katharina Niewiedzial

Together with the students of the Master's program "International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants" at the Würzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences, the course "Onboarding in Europe? Social Cohesion in a Diverse Europe. Strategies, Controversies, Future." of the Europa-Universität Viadrina met with the Commissioner for Integration and Migration of the Berlin Senate, Katharina Niewiedzial, on July 8, 2022, to discuss this office together.

The Commissioner for Integration and Migration of the Berlin Senate is responsible for the analysis and conception of measures for the integration of migrants in Berlin. Her stated goal is to identify and eliminate integration barriers in the legal, administrative, and social areas. Participation should also be promoted, migrant organizations strengthened, the intercultural opening and alignment of the administration expanded, and the reduction of discrimination advanced.

The office of the State Council for Integration and Migration Issues provides space for the office of the Integration Commissioner as well as for the Welcome Center. The Welcome Center is the advisory office of the Commissioner for Integration and Migration of the Berlin Senate and is therefore the direct point of contact for those seeking advice on integration policy, legal, and social issues.